Fansided · Nov 25, 2019
Just How Cheap are the Tampa Bay Rays?
After finishing last season with the third-lowest payroll (which included 12% going to Evan Longoria and Edwin Encarnacion) the Rays evidently have room to spend, but how much?
Despite having such a low payroll, the Rays have spent around 50% of their revenue on player salaries. Some of the numbers look a little low, but that is attributed to the low amount of revenue and the shared $14.5 million every team pays for player benefits.
The MLB and the MLBPA have a target of a 50% payroll/revenue ratio for each team. That is why this 2017 tweet caused some Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson worthy eyebrow-raising.
Playing with Percentages